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Makiasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

I have lived ... once.

1. I have lived in Paris.
2. I have lived in Paris before.
3. I have lived in paris once.

I think I learned the sentences 1 and 2 mean that I still live in Paris. Am I correct? And what about the #3? Do I still live there or somewhere else now?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Makiasan 1. I have lived in Paris. At some period(s) of time in the past, I lived in Paris.

— CalifJim

  • Makiasan 1.
  • I have lived in Paris.
  • At some period(s) of time in the past, I lived in Paris.
  • ) Makiasan 2.
  • I have lived in Paris before.
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Makiasan1. I have lived in Paris.
At some period(s) of time in the past, I lived in Paris. (I don't live there now.)
Makiasan2. I have lived in Paris before.
At some period(s) of time in the past, I lived in Paris. (I might be living there now, or not.)
Makiasan3. I have lived in
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Thank you for the reply, Jim. I misunderstood the sentence, I have lived in Paris, I thought it meant I still live there.

I'd like to learn a little bit more, you don't really say the word, once, in the present perfect? Does this sentence sound better?
He lived in Paris once.

Which sounds better?
I've been there once.
I was there once.

Or do you always need
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MakiasanI have lived in Paris, I thought it meant I still live there.
No. You need more information if you want to give the impression that you still live there, for example,

I have lived in Paris since 2012.
MakiasanDoes this sentence sound better?He lived in Paris once.
Yes. There was a time (a period of time) wh
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Thank you very much for the detailed answer, CJ!!

Maki
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